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Kiwis in Action: Paris Olympics - Day 8

Laurence Pithie Corbin Strong Paris Olympics cycling
Cyclists Laurence Pithie and Corbin Strong will compete in the men's road race on Day 8. PHOTO: THE NZ TEAM

Day 8 at the Paris Olympics offers another chance for New Zealand rowers to assert their dominance.


Defending women's double sculls champion Emma Twigg will race for back-to-back Olympic gold medals at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium on Saturday (8.18pm NZ Time), while Tom Mackintosh will race for a medal in the men's double sculls (8.30pm NZT).


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Twigg posted the fastest time at every stage of the women's competition, while Mackintosh was the fifth-fastest into the men's final.


Tom Walsh, a two-time Olympic bronze medallist, and Jacko Gill will compete in the men's shot put final at Stade de France (5am Sunday NZT), while Zoe Hobbs will look to create more history by reaching the women's 100m final.


Windsurfers Veerle ten Have and Josh Armit (from 10.13pm Saturday NZT), road cyclists Laurence Pithie and Corbin Strong (from 9pm) and swimmer Erika Fairweather (from 7.09am Sunday NZT) will also contest medal events,


Other The NZ Team athletes will be involved in golf, sailing, shooting and canoe slalom on Day 8.



THE NZ TEAM SCHEDULE - DAY 8


(All times in NZ Time)


Saturday, August 3


CYCLING

9pm: Laurence Pither, Corbin Strong, men's road race


GOLF

7pm: Daniel Hiller, men's strokeplay, third round

8.44pm: Ryan Fox, men's strokeplay, third round


ROWING

8.18pm: Emma Twigg, women's double sculls, A final

8.30pm: Tom Mackintosh, men's double sculls, A final


SAILING

10.05pm: Greta Pilkington, women's dinghy, races 4-6

10.13pm: Veerle ten Have, women's windsurfing, quarterfinal

10.20pm: Tom Saunders, men's dinghy, races 5-6

10.35pm: Veerle ten Have, women's windsurfing, semifinal*

10.50pm: Veerle ten Have, women's windsurfing, final*

10.55pm: Josh Armit, men's windsurfing, semifinal

11.05pm: Erica Dawson, Micah Wilkinson, Nacra mixed, races 1-3

11.23pm: Josh Armit, men's windsurfing, final*


SHOOTING

7pm: Chloe Tipple, women's skeet, qualification


Sunday, August 4


ATHLETICS

5am: Tom Walsh, Jacko Gill, men's shot put, final

5.15am: Sam Tanner, men's 1500m, repechage

5.50am: Zoe Hobbs, women's 100m, semifinals

7.20am: Zoe Hobbs, women's 100m, final*


CANOE SLALOM

1.30am: Luuka Jones, women's kayak cross, round 1

2.40am: Finn Butcher, men's kayak cross, round 1

4.05am: Luuka Jones, women's kayak cross, repechage*

4.45am: Finn Butcher, men's kayak cross, repechage*


SWIMMING

7.09am: Erika Fairweather, women's 800m freestyle, final


* Potential event

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